Scripture Verse

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Frank­lin E. Bel­den, 1892 (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Franklin E. Belden
(1858–1945)
Courtesy of
Ellen G. White Estate

Lyrics

’Tis love that makes us hap­py,
’Tis love that smoothes the way;
It helps us mind, it makes us kind
To oth­ers ev­ery day.

Refrain

God is love; we’re His lit­tle child­ren.
God is love; we would be like Him.
’Tis love that makes us hap­py,
’Tis love that smoothes the way;
It helps us mind, it makes us kind
To oth­ers ev­ery day.

This world is full of sor­row,
Of sick­ness, death and sin;
With lov­ing heart we’ll do our part,
And try some soul to win.

Refrain

And when this life is ov­er,
And we are called above,
Our song shall be, eter­nal­ly,
Of Je­sus and His love.

Refrain